5 Facts: Muslims and Islam – Now and Then

Can Islam rediscover the tolerance it practiced for many centuries?

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10 Facts: Kurdistan and the Kurds

The history of Kurdistan helps explain the Kurds’ current conundrum.

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The New Washington Consensus? Deutschland Über Alles

The art of casting Germany both as chief villain and magic wand of the global economy.

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The Centennial Crisis Cycle and the Middle East

How the West is implicated in the current fires burning in the Middle East.

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Churchill’s Disgruntled Diatribe on Islam

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The West’s policy in the Muslim world may hearken back to opinions held by leaders from its past.

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Charity in Brazil: Helping Children on the Street

Picturing the growth of homeless children in Brazil.

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The Congress of Vienna at 200

The enduring legacy of the best peace conference of all time.

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Is ISIS Islamic?

Every religion has its dark sides, but the conflict is about politics.

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10 Facts: Women and the Nobel Prize

Across all disciplines, only one in twenty Nobel recipients have been women.

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TTIP: Transatlantic Blues?

The TTIP negotiators have lost their way. Time for a reset.

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